summer
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These Strawberry Crumble Bars are the perfect sweet treat! Made with fresh strawberries, brown sugar, and oats, they’re a simple and easy dessert for summer. One of my favorite parts of summer here in Connecticut is the bounty of produce found at my local farm stand. Whenever I see those rows of locally-grown fruits and…
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This Spicy Chickpea Cucumber Salad with Feta is a refreshing, flavorful Mediterranean dish. Perfect for potlucks and BBQs! I LOVE a fresh, crunchy salad like this for summer. I first got into this style of salad when I tried Albanian tomato salad, which is made with tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, onion, feta, and sometimes olives…
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This Spicy, Creamy Jalapeño Sauce is made with pickled jalapeños and fresh herbs. It’s a crowd-pleasing dip for chips or dressing for salad! It probably goes without saying that I like all the recipes I post here on my blog. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be posting them, right? But every once in a while, there’s a…
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Make your own restaurant-quality Heirloom Tomato Margaritas at home with this seasonal, delicious recipe! It’s perfect for all of your summer tomatoes! As longtime readers of this blog will know, I am a certified #FallGirlie, as evidenced by the deluge of fall recipes (comparatively) I come up with every year. However, this year I’ve been…
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This list of recipes to use up strawberries will come in handy when you are overflowing with summer produce! Learn what to make with strawberries, from sweet desserts to savory options, and lots of no-bake options. So you went strawberry picking, got into a strawberry-hazed trance, and somehow came home with over 11 pounds of…
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Strawberry Icebox Cake is the perfect summer dessert, no oven required! Made with Chantilly cream and fresh strawberries, it’s a crowd-pleasing cake for all your summer gatherings. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll have seen that I’m desperately trying to become a better baker. I’ve been blogging for over 8 years, and baking has…
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Pickled green strawberries are a delicious, savory way to enjoy underripe strawberries! Learn what green strawberries taste like, and what you can do with them! I was never a huge fan of pickles growing up. With my childish palate, the bold vinegar tang of pickles felt like too much for me. But I remember specifically…
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This healthy, vegan Italian Grinder Salad is the perfect way to enjoy classic grinder flavors without bread! But it also can be served in a sandwich, on toast, or tossed with pasta for a delicious pasta salad. One of my husband’s favorite take-out meals is an Italian grinder sandwich from Jersey Mike’s. If you’re not…
